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Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (May, 12th) sold 10 prime cattle.   Prime bullocks (2) averaged 201.5p and sold to 203.0p per kg and £1,080.00 gross.  

New Guidance Published To Ensure Transport Network Is Safe For Those Who Need To Use It

From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Health and Safety Executive, and The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP.   Note - This guidance may not yet apply in Scotland where arrangements may differ.  

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - Update For Employers

Issued today to all employers by HMRC.   Dear customer, I'm writing to share the latest information about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme with you, including updates to guidance and the online service based on your feedback, and how to avoid common mistakes that can lead to a wrong or delayed payment.  

Second Coronavirus (scotland) Bill - Debt Levels For Bankruptcy Changed

Further measures to help Scotland's response to outbreak.   Emergency measures to protect people facing financial hardship and allow public services to operate effectively have been introduced to Parliament in response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.  

More harm than good? Government's Covid-19 Recovery Strategy

More harm than good? Government's Covid-19 Recovery Strategy will damage the ‘innovative delivery models' it seeks to support, warns ParcelHero.   The UK Government’s new Covid-19 Recovery Strategy introduces new guidelines that will actually harm those retailers it praises for adapting to a new delivery model, warns the UK courier services expert ParcelHero The UK courier specialist ParcelHero has welcomed the UK Government’s new Covid-19 Recovery Strategy, which reveals its plans for rebuilding the economy while continuing to save lives.  

Call For Direct Payments To Families As Extent Of Uk Food Insecurity Revealed

Children and Young People's Commissioner Bruce Adamson has repeated his call for direct payments to Scotland's families as a survey commissioned by the Food Foundation reveals the extent of food insecurity across the UK.   What has the Commissioner said about direct payments? The safest and most dignified way to support families is to give them a direct payment of £20 a week― so the Scottish Government should urgently introduce a national direct payment scheme.  

Coronavirus: How lockdown rules now differ between Scotland and England

Boris Johnson's changes to lockdown in England and plans to restart the economy have opened up differences with Scotland.  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says her key approach remains the "stay at home" message, but she has given an indication of what might happen in her "Looking beyond lockdown" document.  

£2.7m support awarded to Highlands and Islands communities

More than 120 communities across the Highlands and Islands are among the first in Scotland to benefit from the Scottish Government's £350 million package of support to address the social and economic impacts of COVID-19.   The £40 million Supporting Communities Fund, which forms part of the Scottish Government's support package, is being administered across the region by development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).  

Returning To Work - The Unintended Consequences Of Easing The Lockdown

This article was published by Fraser of Allender Institute on 6th May 2020.   Attention is now turning to how to start to ease restrictions on lockdown to enable the reopening of more parts of our economy.  

Increase In PPE Production

Expansion of Scottish manufacturing of gowns.   More vital Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be manufactured in Scotland following the establishment of a new NHS Scotland supply chain.